On this day in 1932 the head of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Taxation, George R. Dempster of Knoxville, was elected chairman of the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park
Over 120 years ago one of Devil Anse Hatfield’s sons made his escape from a Williamson, West Virginia, jail. How he got in that jail, why he escaped and where
On this day in 1939 forest fires raged across western North Carolina, southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee and eastern Kentucky. Wind Rock, Tennessee, about 4 and a half miles from Oliver
A hundred years ago two men were captured near Harriman, Tennessee, after an intense manhunt. They, along with two other men, were responsible for an attempted armed bank robbery, two
On August 12, 1929, an amazing exhibit made its debut in Kingsport, Tennessee. On display were several tables, boxes, cups and other objects made from wood. These items were so
In the early 1800’s central Pennsylvania was the home of a man named David Lewis. Lewis joined the army then went AWOL, starting down a road that led to him